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Strategy for boron neutron capture therapy against tumor cells with over-expression of the epidermal growth factor-receptor.
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In: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. - 0360-3016 .- 1879-355X. ; 30:1, s. 105-15
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- PURPOSE: Gliomas, squamous carcinomas and different adenocarcinomas from breast, colon and prostate might have an increased number of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors. The receptors are, in these cases, candidates for binding of receptor specific toxic conjugates that might inactivate cellular proliferation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether it is reasonable to try ligand-dextran based conjugates for therapy.METHODS AND MATERIALS: EGF or TGF alpha were conjugated to dextran and binding, internalization, retention and degradation of eight types of such conjugates were analyzed in EGF-receptor amplified glioma cells. The conjugates were labelled with radioactive nuclides to allow detection and two of the conjugates were carrying boron in the form of carboranyl amino acids or aminoalkyl-carboranes. Comparative binding tests, applying 125I-EGF, were made with cultured breast, colon and prostate adenocarcinoma, glioma and squamous carcinoma cells. Some introductory tests to label with 76Br for positron emission tomography and with 131I for radionuclide therapy were also made.RESULTS: The dextran part of the conjugates did not prevent receptor specific binding. The amount of receptor specific binding varied between the different types of conjugates and between the tested cell types. The dextran part improved intracellular retention and radioactive nuclides were retained for at least 20-24 h. The therapeutical effect improved when 131I was attached to EGF-dextran instead of native EGF.CONCLUSION: The improved cellular retention of the ligand-dextran conjugates is an important property since it gives extended exposure time when radionuclides are applied and flexibility in the choice of time for application of neutrons in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). It is possible that ligand-dextran mediated BNCT might allow, if the applied neutron fields covers rather wide areas around the primary tumor, locally spread cells that otherwise would escape treatment to be inactivated.
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Immunoreactive trypsin(Ogen) in the sera of children with recent-onset insulin-dependent diabetes and matched controls
- 1990
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In: Pancreas. - : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). - 0885-3177. ; 5:3, s. 241-247
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- To evaluate the exocrine pancreatic function at the time of diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, we determined immunoreactive an-odal and cathodal trypsin(ogen) levels in sera from almost all children (n = 375) 0-14 years of age in Sweden in whom diabetes developed during 1 year, and in sex-, age-, and geographically matched control subjects (n = 312). The median level of anodal trypsin(ogen) was 5 (quartile range, 3-7) µg/L in children with newly diagnosed diabetes, compared with a median level of 7 (quartile range, 4-8) µg/L in control subjects (p < 0.0001). Similarly, the median level of cathodal trypsin(ogen) was 8 (quartile range, 4-10) µg/L in children with diabetes, compared with a median level of 11 (quartile range, 7-15) µg/L in control subjects (p < 0.0001). The median of the individual ratios between cathodal and anodal trypsin(ogen) was 1.4 in the diabetic patients and 1.7 in the control children (p < 0.001). In a multivariate test, however, only the decrease in cathodal trypsin(ogen) concentration was associated with diabetes. The levels of trypsin(ogen)s did not correlate with levels of islet cell antibodies, present in 81% of the diabetic children. Several mechanisms may explain our findings, for example, similar pathogenetic factors may affect both the endocrine and exocrine pancreas simultaneously, a failing local trophic stimulation by insulin on the exocrine cells may decrease the trypsinogen production, and there may be an increased elimination of trypsin(ogen) because of higher filtration through the kidneys in the hyperglycemic state.
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Applications of terawatt lasers
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In: LASER SPECTROSCOPY - XITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. - : AIP. - 1551-7616 .- 0094-243X. - 1563962624 ; :290, s. 264-269
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Large Multiconfigurational Hartree-fock Calculations On the Hyperfine-structure Constants of the Li-7 2s 2s and 2p 2p States
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In: Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics). - 1050-2947. ; 46:5, s. 2420-2425
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- Accurate hyperfine-structure parameters for the ground and first excited states of lithium are reported. Hyperfine parameters are calculated from multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock (MCHF) wave functions using a recently written hyperfine-structure program, being a part of the MCHF Atomic Structure Package. Convergence of the hyperfine-structure parameters is studied as the active set of orbitals is increased. The relativistic, finite-nuclear-size, and finite-nuclear-mass-corrected values of the magnetic hyperfine-structure constants of the 2s S-2(1/2) and 2p P-2(1/2,3/2) states of Li-7 were determined to be A1/2=401.70 MHz and A1/2=45.94 MHz, A3/2=3.098 MHz, respectively. The final values are compared with experiments and with the most reliable theoretical values obtained with other methods.
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Genetic Characterization of Bacillus subtilis odhA and odhB, encoding 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase and dihydrolipoamide transsuccinylase, respectively
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In: Journal of Bacteriology. - : American Society for Microbiology. - 0021-9193 .- 1098-5530. ; 171:7, s. 3667-3672
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- The 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex consists of three different subenzymes, the E1o (2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase) component, the E2o (dihydrolipoyl transsuccinylase) component, and the E3 (dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase) component. In Bacillus subtilis, the E1o and E2o subenzymes are encoded by odhA and odhB, respectively. A plasmid with a 6.8-kilobase-pair DNA fragment containing odhA and odhB was isolated. Functional E1o and E2o are expressed from this plasmid in Escherichia coli. Antisera generated against B. subtilis E1o and E2o expressed in E. coli reacted with antigens of the same size from B. subtilis. The nucleotide sequence of odhB and the terminal part of odhA was determined. The deduced primary sequence of B. subtilis E2o shows striking similarity to the corresponding E. coli protein, which made it possible to identify the lipoyl-binding lysine residue as well as catalytic histidine and aspartic acid residues. An mRNA of 4.5 kilobases hybridizing to both odhA and odhB probes was detected, indicating that odhA and odhB form an operon.
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- Felix, JM, et al.
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Adhesion characteristics of oxygen plasma-treated rayon fibers
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In: Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. - 0169-4243 .- 1568-5616. ; 8, s. 163-180
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- The effect of oxygen plasma treatment of fiber on the adhesion between regenerated cellulose fiber and polyethylene (PE) was investigated using the single-fiber fragmentation test. In addition to allowing the calculation of the interfacial shear strength, the fragmentation test gave extensive information on shear transfer and failure mechanisms in the systems. It was found that oxygen plasma treatment enhanced the interfacial adhesion considerably, as established both by the calculated shear strength values and the birefringence patterns observed. The influence of treatment time on the adhesion was studied and fond to be a most important parameter. The role of surface chemistry and surface energetics of fiber in the interaction balance was investigated using electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and contact angle measurements. It was seen that the changes in surface energetics owing to treatment had no positive effect on adhesion. Instead, the improved adhesion was ascribed to the presence of hydroperoxides, as detected by ESCA, on treated fibers. Decomposition of these peroxides is believed to occur at the production of single fiber specimens, and covalent bonds are formed between fiber and matrix.
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